Here_fishy_fishy

I just put one more dwarf gouramis in my tank as i was enjoying his beauty my older dwarf gouramis started to attack my new one!! well i cant just sit there and watch them two kill eachother wut should i do??

capekate

Your right... they are 'meanie' fish lol...
If I were you, I would bring the new dwarf back to the LFS. You have two males in the tank and they will fight. You may as well just keep only one Gourami in the tank and go with another species for tankmates.
~ kate

COBettaCouple

Gourami are semi-aggressive and territorial. The older Gourami have established their territory and view the new one as an invader. I agree with Kate & would either return the new one or get him in a different tank.

Here_fishy_fishy

thanks!! i think i will take my new one back...or maybe my old one.. i dunno yet but i know if i dont do sumthing fast he will die

OzzyFan

It makes more sense to me to take the new one back, rather than the old one...unless you have a tank divider or something.

Here_fishy_fishy

indeed but i just am sick of my old one being a bully that i am beginning to disllike him if i where to take my older one back and get another smaller gourami like my neon one will they fight too?? do they fight because my flame is WAY bigger then my neon??

capekate

I'd say that the solution to your problem would be solved by bringing the new fish back. Reason the new fish being ... is that your original fish has been with you longer and is adjusted and happy in his tank. It seems to be unfair to bring him back to the LFS just because he is doing something that is only natural. He is defending his tank against another male.
By getting another gourami ( who more than likely will be another male) after returning your gourami is only prolonging the problem, and just replacing another gourmai.. with another gourami. IMO that just doesnt solve the problem... I find that the gouramis.. like their cousins the Bettas are happier by themselves if you have males.

~ kate

Here_fishy_fishy

well i brought my newest gourami i then got a balloon belly molly he defends himself when my old gourami goes to attack LOL i like him lol